Man accused in Fred's shooting back in DeKalb County

Published: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 4:20 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 6:50 p.m.

A Fort Payne man charged in the August shooting at Fred’s in Rainsville is back in DeKalb County.

DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris in a news release Thursday afternoon said deputies traveled to Polk County, Ga., to pick up Kelly Jack Mayo, 45.

Mayo is charged with attempted murder, robbery and shooting into an occupied building for the shooting Aug. 24 in Rainsville.

Employees Matt Whitt and Josh Nance were shot and injured. Nance is paralyzed from the chest down.

Mayo was arrested Oct. 4 in Cedartown, Ga., after a similar robbery at a Fred’s store there. Mayo took an employee hostage after she was able to call 911. He held a gun to her head and forced her to drive his car, Harris said at the time.

Mayo was a former Fred’s manager in Georgia and was terminated a few days after the Rainsville shooting. He was not a suspect in the Rainsville Fred’s shooting until his arrest in Cedartown, and officials have said Mayo’s termination had nothing to do with the shooting.

<p>A Fort Payne man charged in the August shooting at Fred's in Rainsville is back in DeKalb County.</p><p>DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris in a news release Thursday afternoon said deputies traveled to Polk County, Ga., to pick up Kelly Jack Mayo, 45.</p><p>Mayo is charged with attempted murder, robbery and shooting into an occupied building for the shooting Aug. 24 in Rainsville. </p><p>Employees Matt Whitt and Josh Nance were shot and injured. Nance is paralyzed from the chest down.</p><p>Mayo was arrested Oct. 4 in Cedartown, Ga., after a similar robbery at a Fred's store there. Mayo took an employee hostage after she was able to call 911. He held a gun to her head and forced her to drive his car, Harris said at the time.</p><p>Mayo was a former Fred's manager in Georgia and was terminated a few days after the Rainsville shooting. He was not a suspect in the Rainsville Fred's shooting until his arrest in Cedartown, and officials have said Mayo's termination had nothing to do with the shooting.</p>